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care, washington is forcing seniors to endure deep cuts to obama care. cutting medicare by $716 billion. >> that ad was paid for by the chamber of commerce, the very same chamber of commerce who last year launched an initiative to reform our entitlement. >> we need to fix these programs, because if we don't they will consume every dollar the government collects. >> that came better ad attacking alex sink was not special to florida's 13th. in fact, ads like that have been central to the conservative message in the obama era. because the only thing republicans love more than attacking entitlement spending is attacking democrats for cutting medicare, one of the largest drivers of the long term deficit. since the tea party perfected this strategy, conservative big money donors have run ads attacking democrats and the president for cutting medicare. >> does it make you mad tammy baldwin voted to cut $716 billion from medicare? >> berra supports pelosi's plan to cut $716 billion from medicare. >> $500 billion in cuts to medicare. >> cuts 500 billion from medic
care, washington is forcing seniors to endure deep cuts to obama care. cutting medicare by $716 billion. >> that ad was paid for by the chamber of commerce, the very same chamber of commerce who last year launched an initiative to reform our entitlement. >> we need to fix these programs, because if we don't they will consume every dollar the government collects. >> that came better ad attacking alex sink was not special to florida's 13th. in fact, ads like that have been...
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they figure obama had to. do you think it will stick some what must it be like to be a republican in congress these days? they didn't support the president, a lot of them, on the wiretapping issue. i didn't see a bunk of support today on health care. >> reporter: it's interesting. to the point of the conversation you were just having. i do think there are prominent republican who's feel increasingly every time we see what happened on saturday morning, a need, an imperative to be the ballast in the ship. they feel like they need to be the people keeping the ship on track even as they are trying get it done. they could see this as an opportunity. it is clearly jousts comfort zone for a lot of these republicans. now i think it is closer to their comfort zone a thing like health care. i think they feel like, we get together all these conservative ideas that we've been focused on for years. this is a please will sign them of they don't feel like the president is their problem here. it is pretty clear that they have
they figure obama had to. do you think it will stick some what must it be like to be a republican in congress these days? they didn't support the president, a lot of them, on the wiretapping issue. i didn't see a bunk of support today on health care. >> reporter: it's interesting. to the point of the conversation you were just having. i do think there are prominent republican who's feel increasingly every time we see what happened on saturday morning, a need, an imperative to be the...
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also the president obama saying why he supports this. president bush feels differently about this. >>> and the harrowing images from a los angeles file. stick around. >> it began as a royal romance but quickly faded. a troubled marriage and mostly separate lives. she described it as a love less misalliance. the union is over. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. . . >>> do you still get excited or have you ever gotten excited when you hear the words president barack obama? >> no. >> is the job just -- do you like the job? >> i love the job. it's an incredible privilege, but when you're in it, you're not thinking about it in terms of titles. you're thinking about how do you deliver for the american people. and also when i
also the president obama saying why he supports this. president bush feels differently about this. >>> and the harrowing images from a los angeles file. stick around. >> it began as a royal romance but quickly faded. a troubled marriage and mostly separate lives. she described it as a love less misalliance. the union is over. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many...
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obama today. there is no constitution in ukraine. putin's position is the government in kiev has no legitimacy in law. it's the deaf talking to the deaf. >>> good evening from new york. the dust has settled after the special election in florida's 13th district. we learn what the results of the first race of the year tell us. obamacare lost, the democrats lost any chance of taking the house, that republicans will clean up in the midterms, or maybe we learned something else. maybe we learned how fraudulent the entire conservative uprising of the obama careers has been since the beginning. >> folks, i got very good news tonight. no more commercials. >> last night, david jolly won a congressional special election in florida, defeating alex sink. and ushering in predictions of doom for the democratic party this november. if you want to know the meaning behind jolly's victory, the answer is hiding in plain sight. >> to pay for obamacare, washington is forcing seniors to endure deep cuts to obamacare. cutting medicare by $716 billion. >> th
obama today. there is no constitution in ukraine. putin's position is the government in kiev has no legitimacy in law. it's the deaf talking to the deaf. >>> good evening from new york. the dust has settled after the special election in florida's 13th district. we learn what the results of the first race of the year tell us. obamacare lost, the democrats lost any chance of taking the house, that republicans will clean up in the midterms, or maybe we learned something else. maybe we...
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like so many of us, i loved president obama's farewell. it echoed the excitement and hope of his campaign, one i truly loved to cover. today, a salute to his white house brother was just as moving. i thought from the beginning that this cool president was smart to pick a warm guy like joe biden to be his buddy in the foxhole. cool to pick an irish american from scranton, pennsylvania, and that irish guy from coal country returned the honor. he made a very cool president, a guy who we could see day after day hanging out with a guy like us. he will remain the regular irish american guy who put the apostrophe in obama. that's "hardball." join me tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern. see you then. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in e
like so many of us, i loved president obama's farewell. it echoed the excitement and hope of his campaign, one i truly loved to cover. today, a salute to his white house brother was just as moving. i thought from the beginning that this cool president was smart to pick a warm guy like joe biden to be his buddy in the foxhole. cool to pick an irish american from scranton, pennsylvania, and that irish guy from coal country returned the honor. he made a very cool president, a guy who we could see...
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that was during the obama years. >> in ta statement today, in his effort to blame president obama, the president appears to discuss something if true a accurate could be considered as classified information. this should have been done of the product of thoughtful consideration with intense input for any agencies effective for anyone else as the president would have done, would constitute what he deplores as "leaks." >> i am joined by robert costa and as well as ken vogal at politico. >> robert costa. if you think you are bugged by the previous president, why don't you come up with some excuse, that was such a desperate week for excuse and excuse that he did something which he should not have done which is talked too much. >> but, we have seen what this president based on my reporting, chris, the president who's willing to use news reports on intelligence matters, to make some allegations about the former president, barack obama and on many different fronts he's relying on outside sources rather on agencies. >> what was his case saying the cia is hacked. was it classified information or
that was during the obama years. >> in ta statement today, in his effort to blame president obama, the president appears to discuss something if true a accurate could be considered as classified information. this should have been done of the product of thoughtful consideration with intense input for any agencies effective for anyone else as the president would have done, would constitute what he deplores as "leaks." >> i am joined by robert costa and as well as ken vogal...
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president obama addressed it. >> we have to be consistent. typically progress is in steps, it's in increments. when you're dealing with something as deeply rooted at racism and bias in any society you have to have to be vigilant and recognize it will take time and you have to be steady so you don't give up when we don't get all the way there. >> today the justice department took new steps to profile by agents. racial profiling has been off limits since 2003 now the guidelines exfoond race, gender and gender identity. it is a movement for social justice in america no doubt. joining us now, political analyst and president of the robert f kennedy center for justice and human rights. good to have both of you with us tonight. carrie, poverty plays a big role in this social injustice and income inequality in america. how do we remedy that in the midst of this conversation? >> well you know, poverty is a big part of us and we, especially for african-americans, their chance of living in poverty is multiple times that of white americans, but it is bot
president obama addressed it. >> we have to be consistent. typically progress is in steps, it's in increments. when you're dealing with something as deeply rooted at racism and bias in any society you have to have to be vigilant and recognize it will take time and you have to be steady so you don't give up when we don't get all the way there. >> today the justice department took new steps to profile by agents. racial profiling has been off limits since 2003 now the guidelines...
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election, and several hours late earlier, president obama urged trump. in a speech to clinton's campaign donors, clinton said her past criticism of putin's illegitimate election made her his target. >> vladimir putin himself directed the covert cyber attacks against our electoral system and against our democracy apparently because he has a personal beef against me. >> reporter: clinton blamed putin and the fbi letter about the e-mail investigation for her defeat. >> i happen to believe this, that that letter most likely made the difference in the outcome. >> reporter: preparing to leave the white house, first lady, michelle obama, hinted at her disappointment over the results in an interview with oprah winfrey. >> now we are feeling what not having hope feels like, you know. hope is necessary. it's a necessary concept, and barack did not just talk about hope because he thought it was a nice slogan to get votes. he and i and so many believe -- what else do you have if you don't have hope? >> reporter: mrs. obama did not specifically address donald trump w
election, and several hours late earlier, president obama urged trump. in a speech to clinton's campaign donors, clinton said her past criticism of putin's illegitimate election made her his target. >> vladimir putin himself directed the covert cyber attacks against our electoral system and against our democracy apparently because he has a personal beef against me. >> reporter: clinton blamed putin and the fbi letter about the e-mail investigation for her defeat. >> i happen...
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. >>> president obama going back on the offensive in the fight over his landmark health care law. flanked by families who he said have benefited from the health care rebates, the president said americans saved an additional $3.4 billion last year and the president, well, he didn't address the administration's decision to detail a key part of the law. instead, focused on his critics in congress. >> republicans in the house of representatives voted for nearly the 40th time to dismantle it. we've got a lot of problems in this country. and there's a lot of work that congress needs to do, and yet, instead, we're refighting these old battles. sometimes i just try to figure out why. maybe they think it's good politics. but part of our job here is not to always think about politics. part of our job here is to sometimes think about getting work done on behalf of the american people. >> house speaker john boehner replied in a statement "the picture that the president paints of his health care law looks nothing like the reality facing struggling american families. they know that the law is t
. >>> president obama going back on the offensive in the fight over his landmark health care law. flanked by families who he said have benefited from the health care rebates, the president said americans saved an additional $3.4 billion last year and the president, well, he didn't address the administration's decision to detail a key part of the law. instead, focused on his critics in congress. >> republicans in the house of representatives voted for nearly the 40th time to...
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another fight brewing between the obama and sanlders wing of the party. tom perez on hillary clinton's short list for vp is considering running for chair of the democratic national committee. he considered the call. i would put him up against minnesota congressman teeth ellis who was a loyal surrogate and they would like to see as the chair. some people think he's an oughts on favorite. we see what happens. perez ellison could be quite the internal fight. we'll be right back. bl am not actually cleaning it up. what's that make mommy do? (doorbell) what's that? swiffer wetjet. this is amazing. woah wow. now i feel more like making a mess is part of growing up. only new wetjet pads have absorb and lock to soak up tough messes and lock them away stop cleaning. start swiffering. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as t
another fight brewing between the obama and sanlders wing of the party. tom perez on hillary clinton's short list for vp is considering running for chair of the democratic national committee. he considered the call. i would put him up against minnesota congressman teeth ellis who was a loyal surrogate and they would like to see as the chair. some people think he's an oughts on favorite. we see what happens. perez ellison could be quite the internal fight. we'll be right back. bl am not actually...
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that's so interesting to me about all this is that obama -- >> drawing skills? >> yes. >> that's what it is. >> you're incorrigible. >> the popular second term president and we'll see where obama's popularity is a couple of years from now but the popularity in the party never dropped below 80% and the popular second term president anoints the successor and a role of the vice presidential pick. your vice president is the successor. we are in a weird situation where the natural heir is hillary clinton. we saw last night, i don't think it's dramatic or a great statement on clinton's part this is it i'm passing the torch but a validation of what we know is the basic dynamic of two years. she is the natural heir to most people in this party. if she decides she wants to run in this case rock joe biden will run and other people will run. i think of al gore in 2000. the clinton white house basically cleared out the democratic party. al gore won 33 of 33 contested events that year. if hillary wants to run in 2016 i think that is it. if she doesn't, biden is the heir appa
that's so interesting to me about all this is that obama -- >> drawing skills? >> yes. >> that's what it is. >> you're incorrigible. >> the popular second term president and we'll see where obama's popularity is a couple of years from now but the popularity in the party never dropped below 80% and the popular second term president anoints the successor and a role of the vice presidential pick. your vice president is the successor. we are in a weird situation where...
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and in that sense, obama's fear of the reaction from trump, because obama is above all an institutionalist, was most interested in protecting the integrity of our system and the presidency, that was used against him. in a sense, they played obama and the democrats, because they don't have as high a regard for the integrity of our system. neither the russians nor their best buddies in washington, whom we now are going to expect to defend ourselves against them. >> i think the obama administration under -- >> go ahead. >> underestimated russia and putin since the minute he walked into the white house. we launched the russian reset less than six months after georgia. and now putin has the last laugh. >> james, and adrian, thank you both for joining us tonight. coming up today, president obama was presidential, and tonight donald trump was what he's always been. we will show you what donald trump said just moments ago about his supporters and it was not exactly complementary. and what can the united states do to retaliate for the russian cyber attack. the general who used to be in charge of u.
and in that sense, obama's fear of the reaction from trump, because obama is above all an institutionalist, was most interested in protecting the integrity of our system and the presidency, that was used against him. in a sense, they played obama and the democrats, because they don't have as high a regard for the integrity of our system. neither the russians nor their best buddies in washington, whom we now are going to expect to defend ourselves against them. >> i think the obama...
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the bush interrogation program or obama's drone program? >> creating more terrorists? >> yeah. >> it's very hard to know. people are radicalized -- >> there's worry that both do that. that both can radicalize people. >> there's ahole history of why people are being radicalized. it goes back to u.s. support for israel, what's considered to be a war against islam. but the drone war is certainly part of it. the torture program is certainly part of it. i don't know if you can say one is more influential and creating more of a problem than the other. >> now, you were telling me before, and you didn't bring it up in the piece, that there is -- there's obviously various ways that the drone program is used, you know, going after a known terrorist. there's no other way to get them and they kill that terrorist. but then there's something you say that are called signature strikes. tell me about em this. >> these are probably the most morally problematic. and there's a desire right now to criticize the previous administration for its morally questionable practices. this administra
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he also said he spoke to president obama today. take listen. >> did you speak with president obama? >> i did. he phoned me. we had a very nice conversation. we had a general conversation. i think the secretary's speech spoke for itself. we had a general conversation. very, very nice. >> and late today white house confirmed that call did take place. the press secretary saying the call was focused on continuing the smooth transition of power. all of which, donald trump wrote, doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president o statements and road blocks. thought it was going to be a smooth transition. not. it comes amid growing signs of tension between trump and obama from the spread of nuclear weapons to views on the middle east peace and other policies. which is it? are they friends or foes? let's bring in the republican strategists. and political reporter for the "boston globe." >> what's going on? you saw in the span of 12 hours, a tweet that by most accounts would sound like criticism about how the obama administration is handling the transition, setting up road blocks,
he also said he spoke to president obama today. take listen. >> did you speak with president obama? >> i did. he phoned me. we had a very nice conversation. we had a general conversation. i think the secretary's speech spoke for itself. we had a general conversation. very, very nice. >> and late today white house confirmed that call did take place. the press secretary saying the call was focused on continuing the smooth transition of power. all of which, donald trump wrote,...
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obama is giving them three days. russian president vladimir putin spokesman is saying will develop response and mirror the u.s. response and make the u.s. side feel uncomfortable as well. fbi and department of homeland security also releasing a 13 page report with documentation of what they call proof of how the rsians try to influence the election with cyberespionage. saying the actions not the sum total of the response to the activities. making this sweeping announcement today, striking back at russia for trying to meddle in the election. just 21 days before a new president takes office which is awkward because president obama is making a huge foreign policy decision but makes it more awkward, president-elect trump has basically repeatedly denied any russian involvement here. >> i don't think anyone knee knows it was russia. saying russia. maybe it was, also china or other people sitting on bed that weighs 400 pounds. you don't know who broke into dnc. i notice anytime anything wrong happens they like to say the ru
obama is giving them three days. russian president vladimir putin spokesman is saying will develop response and mirror the u.s. response and make the u.s. side feel uncomfortable as well. fbi and department of homeland security also releasing a 13 page report with documentation of what they call proof of how the rsians try to influence the election with cyberespionage. saying the actions not the sum total of the response to the activities. making this sweeping announcement today, striking back...
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i agree obama did act decisively to end torture but it is one president's decision. it can be reversed easily by another president and it has happened in the past, so that's why we need to have a much more rigorous look at this issue. >> thank you all. doing amazing reporting. thank you for your time. >>> coming up, two historic news magazines have found them selves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, that's just ahead. ups is a global company, but most of our employees live in the same communities that we serve. people here know that our operations have an impact locally. we're using more natural gas vehicles than ever before. the trucks are reliable, that's good for business. but they also reduce emissions, and that's good for everyone. it makes me feel very good about the future of our company. ♪ i have $40,ney do you have in your pocket right now? $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty
i agree obama did act decisively to end torture but it is one president's decision. it can be reversed easily by another president and it has happened in the past, so that's why we need to have a much more rigorous look at this issue. >> thank you all. doing amazing reporting. thank you for your time. >>> coming up, two historic news magazines have found them selves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, that's just ahead. ups is a global company, but most of our employees...
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morgan chase and president obama obama working the phones to move members of the democratic caucus into the yes column on the columbus spending bill. they ended up with 57 yea votes from the democratic party. earlier in the day, there was a test vote occurred only two democratic defections on that test vote. trying to push democrats and telling them that this was the best deal they were going to get. john, you voted against this bill. how are you feeling? >> i'm disappointed. the house of representatives missed an opportunity to tell people across this country that we stand with them and not with the big banks and wall street and big donors, who now, because we have blown up the limits on what can be contributed to the political process by the wealthy and well-connected, they have even more influence. the people that can buy influence have more power today after this vote, or potentially will after the senate -- if the senate supports it. and wall street has gotten more influence than it did yesterday. >> congressman, when people went to the polls in november, they were there. what they
morgan chase and president obama obama working the phones to move members of the democratic caucus into the yes column on the columbus spending bill. they ended up with 57 yea votes from the democratic party. earlier in the day, there was a test vote occurred only two democratic defections on that test vote. trying to push democrats and telling them that this was the best deal they were going to get. john, you voted against this bill. how are you feeling? >> i'm disappointed. the house of...
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when people say this is not what president trump tweeted about, this is not about president obama obama wiretapping trump tower, the second reaction i had, and thinking back to my own time in government, she was doing her job. that is what national security advisors are expected to do. as they say sometimes you do this to protect an american, not just out of an idol curiosity. in addition, i would say, the calculus here is that is used is very professional one. it is hard for me to believe that the directors of these agencies would consent to unmasking for political reasons. that is -- you just don't do that. there is another thing that occurred to me listening to all of this. and that is it is a messy transition, but they were starting to make foreign policy. we only have one president at a time, but we recall for example the call that the president made to the president of taiwan which was essentially breaking with the long standing one china policy. you have to you will have maybe greating context. >> the president has started talking, let's listen in. >> we have iron workers, insul
when people say this is not what president trump tweeted about, this is not about president obama obama wiretapping trump tower, the second reaction i had, and thinking back to my own time in government, she was doing her job. that is what national security advisors are expected to do. as they say sometimes you do this to protect an american, not just out of an idol curiosity. in addition, i would say, the calculus here is that is used is very professional one. it is hard for me to believe that...
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and we saw it in spades with barack obama. obama was seen as a potential enny. and virtually as soon as he took the oath of office, the agency brought him in, taught him the secrets, showed him what they could do and he became their biggest cheerleader. >> like you mean the way you would recruit a spy. >> sure. sure. the traditional way that you recruit a spy is to spot him, assess his vulnerablebilities, development him in terms of a relationship and then make the recruitment. what you do with a president is you convince the president that not only are you his best friend in government but you're going to help make his presidency and legacy and it's going to benefit him to have a close relationship with the cia starting with his morning intelligence briefing and going all the way through whatever covert programs happen to pop up. >> talk about an advantage over everyone else in government. you get the president every morning. >> every single morning you have a private meeting with the president. most members of the cabinet can't say that. >> we asked the cia fo
and we saw it in spades with barack obama. obama was seen as a potential enny. and virtually as soon as he took the oath of office, the agency brought him in, taught him the secrets, showed him what they could do and he became their biggest cheerleader. >> like you mean the way you would recruit a spy. >> sure. sure. the traditional way that you recruit a spy is to spot him, assess his vulnerablebilities, development him in terms of a relationship and then make the recruitment. what...
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since president obama has been in office. this is the fastest deficit reduction we have had as a country since world war ii. and honestly, that's kind of terrible. it's kind of terrible to the extent that we are working on this stupid deficit issue, spending less instead of more to put people back to work. this is the thing that the "new york times" crunched the numbers on last week in the big, devastating front page article. they found if we were not doing what we have been doing to reduce the deficit, we would have 1.5 million more jobs. 6.5%, had we not been doing the stuff to reduce the deficit. economically, this is not at all what we need as a country. but it is what the republicans said would be their highest priority. if they got control of the white house. it was the thing they said they must most wanted president obama to do. the thing they most lambasted him for not doing. think they'll give him any credit now for doing it? that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow night, where we are going to bri
since president obama has been in office. this is the fastest deficit reduction we have had as a country since world war ii. and honestly, that's kind of terrible. it's kind of terrible to the extent that we are working on this stupid deficit issue, spending less instead of more to put people back to work. this is the thing that the "new york times" crunched the numbers on last week in the big, devastating front page article. they found if we were not doing what we have been doing to...
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the current being the obama administration. that's serious business. and when you add to it that the national security adviser fliyn was dishonest about the nature of those conversations, that at least shows, i was say as former prosecutor, some consciousness of wrongdoing. if there was nothing to be concerned about, then why -- why not be open and honest about the course of those conversations? why did mike pence go out on tv and find the need to reassure the country that they had not been engaged in undermining the sanctions imposed by president obama? so, you know, the final point i would make on this, which i find deeply disturbing is, it's bad enough that mike flynn wasn't truthful with the vice president. it's even worse the vice president unknowingly misled the american people. what's most troubling to me is the president was aware of all this and he was okay with it. what only forced him to act weeks later is when it became public. >> on the transcripts, just because you said you want to see them, nunez also raised the concern that maybe it wou
the current being the obama administration. that's serious business. and when you add to it that the national security adviser fliyn was dishonest about the nature of those conversations, that at least shows, i was say as former prosecutor, some consciousness of wrongdoing. if there was nothing to be concerned about, then why -- why not be open and honest about the course of those conversations? why did mike pence go out on tv and find the need to reassure the country that they had not been...
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and i think this is what the attack is with regards to president obama. just another diversion. >> mr. secretary, what do you think is happening to our image overseas, especially among allies? what do you fear is happening to our image overseas? >> well, i worry a great deal about it. because i have always -- i've always felt that the united states, since world war ii, has represented strong leadership in the world. and has been an important factor in terms of not only working with our allies but working to try to preserve the peace in our times. and i think that as our allies look to the united states, as other countries look to the united states they're not quite sure whether that leadership is really going to be there when they need it. and i think there is a great deal of concern, a great deal of nervousness and a lot of questions about whether or not the united states will continue to provide world leadership instead of just retreating intor o intore -- into fortress america. >> one of the kinder things you said, in your view, how far off the normal
and i think this is what the attack is with regards to president obama. just another diversion. >> mr. secretary, what do you think is happening to our image overseas, especially among allies? what do you fear is happening to our image overseas? >> well, i worry a great deal about it. because i have always -- i've always felt that the united states, since world war ii, has represented strong leadership in the world. and has been an important factor in terms of not only working with...
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we know that president obama and his accomplishments there is a lot of unfinished business there. on this matter of crowd size, i think it is a symbol for the unfair and incomplete treatment that this president often receives. i am very heartened to see kneel son came out with the ratings of 31 million people watching the inauguration. so we know people are also watching inauguration on different screens and in different modes. and that there was -- for me there was a prediction of a downpour of rain i think that deferred many people from coming. but there are hundreds of thousands of people on the mall and many people enthused. >> you make a reasonable and rational case before why crowd sizes don't matter. then explain you did not answer the question. why did the president send out his press secretary, who's not just the spokesperson for donald trump. he could be -- he also serves as the spokesperson more all of america at times. he spokes for all of the country at times. why put him out there for the very first time in front of that podium to utter a provable falsehood. it is a
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obama wanted to corroborate it. he wanted something that he felt like would be a high confidence assessment across the intelligence agencies. that's a tall order. >> sometime in august that candidate trump was saying the election was rigged. he didn't want to look like he was helping secretary clinton. he met with putin in china. he still hadn't taken any action at all. >> they thought that hillary clinton was going to win. the idea was not to retaliate to russia before the election because putin might respond by interfering on election day. that was their goal. it took them a while because they went through trying to have a smooth transition with the trump guys before it became clear there was a great deal of tension behind the seas. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> president obama and his white house facing fierce criticism from fellow democrats about how they mishandled the russian attack. tim kaine blasting the obama administration for its lack ire. >> there was smoke in the kitchen and t
obama wanted to corroborate it. he wanted something that he felt like would be a high confidence assessment across the intelligence agencies. that's a tall order. >> sometime in august that candidate trump was saying the election was rigged. he didn't want to look like he was helping secretary clinton. he met with putin in china. he still hadn't taken any action at all. >> they thought that hillary clinton was going to win. the idea was not to retaliate to russia before the election...
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president obama speaking again tonight. that aired tonight on telemundo right after the torture report was released today. senator john mccain, who himself, survived torture in vietnam. he gave a much-awaited an passionate speech that set the tone for much of the day today. >> i know from personal experience that the abuse of prisoners will produce more bad than good. i know that victims of torture will offer intentionally misleading information. i know they'll say whatever they think their torturers want them to say if they believe it will stop their suffering. this executive summary of the committee's report makings clear that acting without conscience isn't necessary. it isn't even help vl in winning this strange and long world -- war we're fighting. we should be grateful to have that truth affirmed. >> we should be grateful to have that truth affirmed. is this it? the report was released today with a big thump. and partisan consequences and political consequences and moral consequences are really yet to be seen. what co
president obama speaking again tonight. that aired tonight on telemundo right after the torture report was released today. senator john mccain, who himself, survived torture in vietnam. he gave a much-awaited an passionate speech that set the tone for much of the day today. >> i know from personal experience that the abuse of prisoners will produce more bad than good. i know that victims of torture will offer intentionally misleading information. i know they'll say whatever they think...
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i believe intelligence has been politicized in the obama administration to a significant degree. >> a flurry of criticism in the comments. he said he has not concluded that they carried out the taxes and maybe it was an attempt to frame russia. the top republican mitch mcconnell held a press conference that there will be probed by at least two senate committees. he took a few not so subtle shots at trump. >> it defies belief that republicans in the senate are reluctant to review russian tactics or changed their mind on how they were going to vote as a result of these allegations of improper involvement with these internet communications on the part of the democrats? i don't know of a single voter who changed their mind one way or the other. >> that is a separate set of issues. we need to stop it. >> put that to the side. you are right, there is no way to tell if it affected an individual voter and whether that changed the out come, yes, but if russia was able to get in, period. is this not something that should be taken seriously as it is being taken? >> absolutely. >> by the presiden
i believe intelligence has been politicized in the obama administration to a significant degree. >> a flurry of criticism in the comments. he said he has not concluded that they carried out the taxes and maybe it was an attempt to frame russia. the top republican mitch mcconnell held a press conference that there will be probed by at least two senate committees. he took a few not so subtle shots at trump. >> it defies belief that republicans in the senate are reluctant to review...
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president obama holding his final end-of-the-year news conference. what was the motive of russia's interference and what should happen now? >> we will take action and we will at a place and time of our own chooseings. >> joining me now a former aide to hillary clinton, and scott jennings, white house director of george w. bush. the president spent 21 minutes on the first question about russia, and did his answers clear anything up? >> to me they did because he said that, look, we knew about this and we talked about it openly but we didn't go into a tremendous amount of detail or take action because he didn't want to look as though he was influencing the election in a way that would come across as being untoward. we knew where it was coming from and we heard it at the end of the election style and it was disturbing and it changed the narrative of the race towards the end. i think he did enough to articulate what they knew when they knew it, and how they were going to actually go about dealing with it to the extent that he could discuss it. i am confid
president obama holding his final end-of-the-year news conference. what was the motive of russia's interference and what should happen now? >> we will take action and we will at a place and time of our own chooseings. >> joining me now a former aide to hillary clinton, and scott jennings, white house director of george w. bush. the president spent 21 minutes on the first question about russia, and did his answers clear anything up? >> to me they did because he said that, look,...
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who visited obama today. there is no constitution in ukraine. putin's position is the government in kiev has no legitimacy in law. it's the deaf talking to the deaf. >> stephen cohen gets tonight's last depressing word. thank you very much for joining us. "hardball" starts right now. >>> what side are you on? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in new york. whose side are you on? this is a nasty business politicly. no joke at all people are angry looking for places to show they are angry eand looking for places to blast away at the way things are. this election in florida yesterday was about onrd
who visited obama today. there is no constitution in ukraine. putin's position is the government in kiev has no legitimacy in law. it's the deaf talking to the deaf. >> stephen cohen gets tonight's last depressing word. thank you very much for joining us. "hardball" starts right now. >>> what side are you on? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in new york. whose side are you on? this is a nasty business politicly. no joke at...
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people to the words that their top donors are putting out there and the same argument was put forward obama with his associations. but you bring up an interesting point, the senator has a sort of tough stance when it comes to conceptions, and you know, this issue is not, for some reason it continues to be part of the discussion and i think part of it is because it serves senator santorum well in the primary but the question could be put to hogan, do you find that it's a good stance for something in the general election format? the country is so far beyond this debate that we are having now, you look at the polls and it has to be a little troubling to you that your candidate and others in the republican party are in the minority here, right? >> well, what is really troubling is that the fact, the fact is that rick santorum continually gets misquoted on this topic. he has been very clear about this. and personally he is opposed to conception, but he has said many times, that if a state or federal government tried to legislate conception, he would be opposed to that because he believes in a wo
people to the words that their top donors are putting out there and the same argument was put forward obama with his associations. but you bring up an interesting point, the senator has a sort of tough stance when it comes to conceptions, and you know, this issue is not, for some reason it continues to be part of the discussion and i think part of it is because it serves senator santorum well in the primary but the question could be put to hogan, do you find that it's a good stance for...
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in fact, every one of those ideas is either being pursued effectively or is on the docket for the obama administration. they are very much in support of expanding trade, as you mentioned, energy exports of petroleum products are for the first time in surplus in like 60 years. so we're doing a ton of that. the obama administration has done a lot offen know vati efe and proposed to lower the corporate tax rate. this reads like a speech where a republican gets up and says the bunch of stuff the white house is doing and plugs in nasty things about the white house. >> right. it's a smoke screen. to sort of build on e.j.'s notion here, it's ideas about democratic ideas, right? it's not even ideas about sort of conservative ideas. >> you have to put together some dessper rit parts. talking about innovation and i.t., he's talking about roles for the agencies are, on the other hand, there are budgets cut the heck out of the agency's budgets. >> that's right. he's not talking about people. tim scott gave a recent interview he talked about sort of republicans defending and talking about corporatio
in fact, every one of those ideas is either being pursued effectively or is on the docket for the obama administration. they are very much in support of expanding trade, as you mentioned, energy exports of petroleum products are for the first time in surplus in like 60 years. so we're doing a ton of that. the obama administration has done a lot offen know vati efe and proposed to lower the corporate tax rate. this reads like a speech where a republican gets up and says the bunch of stuff the...
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brennan was a very early convert to the obama campaign. he was a close adviser during the 2008 campaign on intelligence matters. and he ran the -- well, i guess, he was a co-chair of the transition team for intelligence matters in 2008. and because of that work, he was considered to be possibly nominated for cia director. when he withdrew from that potential position, mr. obama installed him as his top counterterrorism adviser and he and the president grew very, very close. he is a very trusted adviser of the president. continues to be. and that's not something that the president's probably going to walk away from very quickly. >> so the context for all of this is there is this torture report that all of washington's been talking about that's apparently going to be released next week. a torture report the senate has been working on, very exhaustive, what exactly the cia was doing, they call it enhanced interrogation. president obama himself today at his press conference called this torture. that made headlines. after he made that statement
brennan was a very early convert to the obama campaign. he was a close adviser during the 2008 campaign on intelligence matters. and he ran the -- well, i guess, he was a co-chair of the transition team for intelligence matters in 2008. and because of that work, he was considered to be possibly nominated for cia director. when he withdrew from that potential position, mr. obama installed him as his top counterterrorism adviser and he and the president grew very, very close. he is a very trusted...
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and the information has been compiled covering the bush and obama administrations. they estimate that more than 800 people have been killed in drone strikes in yemen, and more than 200 have been killed in pakistan. so it seems we have been doing a lot of killing our way out of this situation for a long time. what does the world look like? having spent money and risking our troops worldwide, here is what it looks like. afghanistan is a corrupt state that many believe will once again fall to the taliban sooner or later. it is only marginally better than pakistan yemen, the fight of our most intense target killings after pakistan has now become essentially a failed state, one that also houses the strongest al qaeda affiliate in the world, and iraq houses the most monstrous person in the taliban. and more beheadings there. insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. so at what point do we say that the u.s. has been for 14 years without cessation is not working? joining us is the professor of the howard university of sc
and the information has been compiled covering the bush and obama administrations. they estimate that more than 800 people have been killed in drone strikes in yemen, and more than 200 have been killed in pakistan. so it seems we have been doing a lot of killing our way out of this situation for a long time. what does the world look like? having spent money and risking our troops worldwide, here is what it looks like. afghanistan is a corrupt state that many believe will once again fall to the...
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who visited obama today. there is no constitution in ukraine. putin's position is the government in kiev has no legitimacy in law. it's the deaf talking to the deaf. >>> good evening from new york. the dust has settled after the special election in florida's 13th district. we learn what the results of the first race of the year tell us. obamacare lost, the democrats lost any chance of taking the house, that republicans will clean up in the midterms, or maybe we learned something else. maybe we learned how fraudulent the entire conservative uprising
who visited obama today. there is no constitution in ukraine. putin's position is the government in kiev has no legitimacy in law. it's the deaf talking to the deaf. >>> good evening from new york. the dust has settled after the special election in florida's 13th district. we learn what the results of the first race of the year tell us. obamacare lost, the democrats lost any chance of taking the house, that republicans will clean up in the midterms, or maybe we learned something else....
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president obama officially ended the program seven years ago. i think the debate space on this subject has become confused and i'm certain that the law is now very, very clear. do you agree that it would require a change in law for the cia or any government agency to lawfully employ any interrogation techniques beyond those defined in the army field manual? >> i do. >> you've been an outspoken critic in the past of policies and activities of this administration that you disagreed with in line with representing the people of the fourth district of kansas. as head of the cray, you'll be in a position to speak truth to power and provide the president with your agency's unbiased, unvarnished and best assessments of threat facing our nation, assessments that will inform his approach to those very policies and activities that you may have criticized in the past. will you be able to set politics aside and provide the president with clear-eyed assessments, free of political interference? >> senator, i appreciate the question and when i say that i unders
president obama officially ended the program seven years ago. i think the debate space on this subject has become confused and i'm certain that the law is now very, very clear. do you agree that it would require a change in law for the cia or any government agency to lawfully employ any interrogation techniques beyond those defined in the army field manual? >> i do. >> you've been an outspoken critic in the past of policies and activities of this administration that you disagreed...
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, in particular, about the obama alleged wiretaps. that does not require anything other than just showing them the reports from the fisa judge. but what michael is talking about is the sensitivity of collection methods that would require going to langley, for instance, when dianne feinstein was investigating the torture reports, they had to go to a separate facility. that was one of the big issues, that they could not do that even in one of those secure rooms on the hill. >> and ali, we have confirmed that casey hunt works 24 hours -- >> no kidding. >> so, we can report that, with confidence tonight. second, while we'll get to the wikileaks story in the next segment, the cia, at the crux of a massive historic attack. >> yeah. >> having been historically under attack by an incoming president, we've never seen that before. >> right. >> and now this. >> and a remarkable attack from wikileaks that has continued and continued. it does start to become obvious that wikileaks in its purported search for truth doesn't leak about anybody else,
, in particular, about the obama alleged wiretaps. that does not require anything other than just showing them the reports from the fisa judge. but what michael is talking about is the sensitivity of collection methods that would require going to langley, for instance, when dianne feinstein was investigating the torture reports, they had to go to a separate facility. that was one of the big issues, that they could not do that even in one of those secure rooms on the hill. >> and ali, we...
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what obama faces has been very tough. but this can be rebounded from in a way. >> that was like taking all your money and putting it on number 13 on the roulette table. on the right it has been repeal, repeal. here was john boehner last month. obviously he is making obama look relatively safe here. if you're offering nothing on the other side, even a pathetic performance is better than not even getting to the starting blocks. here he is. >> let's be clear. the only way to fully protect the american people is to scrap this law once and for all. there's no way to fix this. >> meanwhile, a pro-mitch mcconnell outside group is running an ad in kentucky highlights how much of a fight they're putting up to get rid of the health care law. let's watch. >> >> for mitch mcconnell and rand paul, fighting obama care isn't about politics. it's a fight for the kentucky families who are losing their coverage. mcconnell and paul are working together to stop obama care. mcconnell and paul say repeal this law and cut costs, not choice. tel
what obama faces has been very tough. but this can be rebounded from in a way. >> that was like taking all your money and putting it on number 13 on the roulette table. on the right it has been repeal, repeal. here was john boehner last month. obviously he is making obama look relatively safe here. if you're offering nothing on the other side, even a pathetic performance is better than not even getting to the starting blocks. here he is. >> let's be clear. the only way to fully...
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what is happening here now keep obama from accomplishing any of thinks legislative agenda? how long will this distraction linger? >> the distraction is going to linger forever because republicans are going to make sure that it does. we're going to have, of course, all the hearings this week. we're going to have the question come up whether some of the witnesses because of the threat of prosecution are saying that they're not going to answer questions and perhaps a few of them will say i'm not going to answer questions because it might make me look like a dodo. >> whether it comes to the doj phone records issue, just to play devil's advocate, didn't congress ask the white house to thoroughly investigate national security leaks? why are they so outraged about it now? >> that has come up. but i suspect it will be analogous to having someone complaining about speeding and the response is to blow up the street. i think that the question is whether or not the department of justice has overreacted here, has gone beyond its constitutional rights. as a matter of fact, some people ar
what is happening here now keep obama from accomplishing any of thinks legislative agenda? how long will this distraction linger? >> the distraction is going to linger forever because republicans are going to make sure that it does. we're going to have, of course, all the hearings this week. we're going to have the question come up whether some of the witnesses because of the threat of prosecution are saying that they're not going to answer questions and perhaps a few of them will say i'm...
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you know, obama would be forced to sign their bill. this was how they were going to undo all of the damage that romney had done on the issue of immigration in the primaries. only problem? deporter in chief didn't want to play along. instead, president obama did something. he headed them off. he used a preemptive measure. he took executive action. in june of 2012, president obama announced his own miniature dream act. this affected more than 800,000 people. instead of deporting those dreamers the president directed his administration to offer them a legal means to stay in this country. republicans had blocked legislative attempts to do that so president obama used his executive authority to defer hundreds of thousands of deportations. essentially on his say so. people lined up for applications throughout the u.s. this was a big deal. this was in the middle of the presidential campaign. and with that executive action by president obama, mitt romney's grand strategy for winning back some of the latino vote he had lost, that grand strategy
you know, obama would be forced to sign their bill. this was how they were going to undo all of the damage that romney had done on the issue of immigration in the primaries. only problem? deporter in chief didn't want to play along. instead, president obama did something. he headed them off. he used a preemptive measure. he took executive action. in june of 2012, president obama announced his own miniature dream act. this affected more than 800,000 people. instead of deporting those dreamers...
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president obama said, i say, everybody said, we'd endorse it in a heart beat. seven years after the law has been passed, they have never come up with a plan. they voted 50 times to repeal the law as it is. you know, i was in a little butcher shop. i'm spending more time in kansas these days and i was in a little butcher shop the other day. the woman behind the counter, who is probably early 60s said to me i didn't like this law. didn't know much about it. but i didn't have insurance. i finally went on. my brother insisted i go on the website and get coverage. i love my coverage. what is going to happen to me? and i told her sign up in 2017. and by the way, open enrollment is still underway until the 31st of january. sign up this year. you have a contract with an insurance company at the price you choose. and we don't know what's going to happen next. but hopefully you will keep your coverage. hopefully they will do no harm to those of you who actually have insurance coverage. >> and the removal of the individual mandate then makes it difficult for insurance com
president obama said, i say, everybody said, we'd endorse it in a heart beat. seven years after the law has been passed, they have never come up with a plan. they voted 50 times to repeal the law as it is. you know, i was in a little butcher shop. i'm spending more time in kansas these days and i was in a little butcher shop the other day. the woman behind the counter, who is probably early 60s said to me i didn't like this law. didn't know much about it. but i didn't have insurance. i finally...
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and obama loves a speech. he really there motivates liberals and he is really loved by blacks and hispanics. he doesn't necessarily have to make them wildly excited with her. he has to make them compelled to vote. he can talk about a vision. he can talk about, she is my chosen one. i would like her to carry on my legacy. please don't let it slip away. >> the trade is there. as you said, the trades are this. his legacy protected. he doesn't to have offer her, to be offered the vice presidency. elizabeth warren, every time she campaigns, well, is she going to get the vice presidency? >> not only does it help obama, kit hurt him to reinforce the legacy and show that she is the anointed one. if donald trump wins, we can be sure that some of these pieces of his legacy that are maybe not so set in stone. obamacare comes to mind. the iran these pieces of his legacy that are maybe not so set in stone. >> if you just look back to 2014, and the senate race in north carolina, obama was going to north carolina which is an
and obama loves a speech. he really there motivates liberals and he is really loved by blacks and hispanics. he doesn't necessarily have to make them wildly excited with her. he has to make them compelled to vote. he can talk about a vision. he can talk about, she is my chosen one. i would like her to carry on my legacy. please don't let it slip away. >> the trade is there. as you said, the trades are this. his legacy protected. he doesn't to have offer her, to be offered the vice...
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with barack obama, he is a larger than life figure. it took me some time, years to figure out how to feel confident enough to provide him direct feedback. he is not a person who loves being prepped. you have to come with your elevator pitch. with john kerry, the man has a purple heart, he fought in the vietnam war, he can take tough feedback. you need to give him tough feedback. i did that. we traveled around the world together, you and i. i did that when i was working for him. i tell a story about the iran nuclear deal and before a press conference. with joe biden, what i learned is that he likes to stay connected with people out there in the country, what they are saying, what they are hearing. really bringing him information and being direct with him, too, about what he is saying and when things are not what he intended. i tell a tough story around the drawdown in afghanistan and a tough story that really was personal for him and how i provided feedback in that case as well. >> when you talk about providing feedback, what's remarkab
with barack obama, he is a larger than life figure. it took me some time, years to figure out how to feel confident enough to provide him direct feedback. he is not a person who loves being prepped. you have to come with your elevator pitch. with john kerry, the man has a purple heart, he fought in the vietnam war, he can take tough feedback. you need to give him tough feedback. i did that. we traveled around the world together, you and i. i did that when i was working for him. i tell a story...